Sexton Blake Collection

George Curzon

Tod Slaughter

Greta Gynt

Tony Sympson

Charles Oliver

Marie Wright

David Farrar

Norman Pierce

H.B. Hallam

Pierre Quiroule

A.R. Rawlinson

George King

Crime

Thriller

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

George King Productions

United Kingdom

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This is quite a fun, throwaway, 70 minuter that sees George Curzon in the title role who, along with his trusty and amiable sidekick "Tinker" (Tony Simpson), are on the case of a dastardly criminal enterprise controlled by the "Snake" and his gang of silk-hooded cohorts. We know pretty early on who the arch culprit is, and for a while we have an engaging (and simple) cat and mouse drama with one of the earliest uses of CCTV I've seen on film and a suitably terrifying "Room of Death". The production is very basic, but nothing too detracting from an ending that tees it up for a continuing - "Moriarity" style sequel. Greta Gynt and Tod Slaughter are up for their not especially challenging roles too, and of the many "Sexton Blake" outings, this is one of the creepiest!

English